Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern every visit to www.tangentlegal.com (the “Website”) and every use of its content, downloads, forms and features. By continuing to access the Website, you accept these Terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the Website.

1. Operator of the Website

The Website is operated by Tangent Legal, a corporate and commercial law practice with offices in Gurugram, Delhi and Faridabad. References to “Tangent Legal”, “we”, “our” or “us” mean the practice and its members.

2. No advertisement or solicitation

The Bar Council of India does not permit advertisement or solicitation by advocates in any form or manner. By accessing this Website, you acknowledge and confirm that you are seeking information relating to Tangent Legal of your own accord, and that there has been no form of solicitation, advertisement or inducement by Tangent Legal or its members.

The design and content of the Website are intended only to provide information about the firm and its areas of work. Nothing on the Website is designed to solicit work or influence a reader to retain the firm.

3. No legal advice and no lawyer–client relationship

Everything published on the Website - articles, updates, long reads, explainers, templates, checklists, guides, playbooks, newsletters and any download - is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not legal advice.

Accessing the Website, reading its content, downloading a template, or submitting a form does not create a lawyer–client relationship. Do not act or refrain from acting on the basis of the Website’s content without first obtaining independent legal advice suited to your specific facts.

4. Informational use and reliance

The law changes frequently. While we try to keep the Website accurate as of the date each piece is published, we do not warrant that any statement is complete, current or applicable to any particular situation. You use the Website and rely on its content at your own risk.

5. Intellectual property

All text, design, marks, logos, diagrams, templates, PDFs and other material on the Website are owned by or licensed to Tangent Legal and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws.

• You may read, print and temporarily download content for your own personal, non-commercial reference.
• You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, republish, sell, license or exploit any Website content without our prior written permission.
• You may not remove any copyright, trademark or proprietary notice from any downloaded material.

6. Downloads, templates and toolkit materials

The skeleton templates, checklists, guides and playbooks available through the Startup Toolkit and Repository are broad, educational starting points. They are not legal advice and are not a substitute for advice tailored to a specific company, transaction, jurisdiction or set of facts.

• Every bracketed placeholder and optional clause must be reviewed against the actual facts before use.
• Each toolkit download carries an on-page disclaimer that must be accepted before the file can be downloaded.
• Documents marked “For internal discussions. Circulated upon request only.” are not for public distribution.

7. User conduct

You agree not to use the Website in any way that:

• is unlawful, fraudulent, harmful or violates any third party’s rights;
• introduces viruses, malware or other harmful code;
• attempts to gain unauthorised access to our systems, scrape content, or interfere with the Website’s operation;
• impersonates any person, or submits false or misleading information through any form.

8. Links to third-party websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, official sources and resources. These links are provided for convenience and information only. They do not amount to an endorsement, referral, recommendation or affiliation. Tangent Legal does not control, and accepts no responsibility for, the content, accuracy, security or practices of any third-party website.

9. No warranties and limitation of liability

The Website and all content, downloads and tools are provided “as is” and “as available” without any warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Tangent Legal shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, business or reputation, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website or reliance on its content. Our total aggregate liability to you for any direct damages shall not exceed the amount, if any, paid by you to us for accessing the Website.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Tangent Legal and its members, employees and representatives from any claim, loss, liability or expense arising out of your misuse of the Website, violation of these Terms, or infringement of any third-party right.

11. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising out of or relating to the Website or these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Gurugram, Haryana, India.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version will always be posted on this page with the effective date at the top. Continued use of the Website after any change means you accept the revised Terms.

13. Contact

For questions about these Terms, write to Inquiries@tangentlegal.com.